Paper box



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J. E. BAKER.

PAPER BOX.

. Patented June 7,1892.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. BAKER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PAPER BOX.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 476,237, dated June 7,1892. Application filed November 11, 1891- Serial No, 411,541- (Nomodel.)

To 'aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paper Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a paper or pasteboard box constructed with alid or cover adapted when opened out to form a funnellike trough orguide whereby the gradual emptying of the box by small quantities isgreatly facilitated, and when closed will sufficiently retain andprotect the remaining contents of the box.

The invention also consists of the special construction of the box, allas hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which like letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new and improved box, showing thelid or cover thereof open; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of thepreferred blank or form of which the box is constructed.

The body A of the box may be of any approved size and shape. In the formhere shown it is open at one end, and at said end is provided a false orsupplemental end piece or cover B, in which is formed an opening B,through which the contents of the box may be poured, and outside of thisis formed the main hinged cover or end piece 0, which is formed with aflap 0, which joins the cover 0 at right angles, so that the twotogether form a funnel-like guide or trough (J c mmdent with the saidopening 13", so that it serves as a convenient spout in emptying out thecontents of the box. The cover 0 is hinged to the main body of the boxand may be closed down over the inner cover B and opening 13'. Whenopened, the point a. of the flange C, which is elongated, strikes thefront wall of the box and serves as a stop to the opening movement ofthe cover 0 and to hold it in place, as will be seen from Fig. 1.

The box is formed by preference of a blank of pasteboard (shown in Fig.2) out to form the end slots d d and 6Z2 (Z thus forming thecorner-flaps e c and C and c and also cut at the center on oppositeedges to form angles ff, forming the flaps f f The blank is scored at h,72., h h 71 and 71.5 to form the front and back walls Z Z, the sidewalls Z Z and Z and the flanges m m. It is also scored at n and n toform the bottom pieces k 7c and at n n to form the said covers B and O.In forming up the blank the side walls Z Z lap. one over the other andform a double wall, and the flange O works between them, as shown inFig. 1. The end or bottom pieces It also lap one upon the other and forma double bottom; but, if desired, to make asingle thickness at thebottom the part 7t and flap 6 may be omitted. The flanges e, e, and cand f f are to be pasted in the interior of the box, and the flanges m mare also to be secured by paste to the inside and outside of the box, asshown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new and improved article of manufacture, a paper box having apermanent cover formed with an outlet-opening, in combination with anouter hinged cover having a flap working within and at the side of thebox and extended to strike the wall of the box to lock the hinged coverand flap in open position to form a spout coincident with theoutlet-opening, substantially as described.

2. A paper box formed with double walls at one side and provided with apermanent cover formed with an outlet-opening, in combination with anouter hinged cover having a flap working in and between the walls andextended to form a lock or stop for holding the hinged cover and flap inopen position, substantially as described.

3. A blank or form for a box out to form the corner slots d, d, (1 andd3, to form the flaps e, 6', c and U, and in the center at each edge toform the angles f f, forming the flaps f f and scored to form the wallsZ, Z, Z Z and Z bottom pieces Z0 Z0, and covers B O, the cover B havingan opening B formed therein, substantially as described.

JAMES E. BAKER.

